> I don't expect everything to be available via a GUI, > but I do expect that > there is a decent printer configuration tool; that > SUN get with the > programme, lynch that POS that is lp, and replace it > with something from the > 21st century, namely CUPS coupled with GIMP-Print and > friends.
I have to sorely dissapoint you, but CUPS breaks in exactly the same way as "PoS lp" with my color LaserJet printer, so it's apparently no better than the "Solaris PoS lp". And if I were you, next time I'd attempt to understand the stuff I'm about to diss. > Geeze, when I see the deficiencies in Solaris 10, I > am tempted to write a > thesis on 'why Solaris sucks' - it seem that out of > the 30,000 people > employed at SUN, there isn't even *ONE* person with a > *CLUE* about designing > and operating system that is pleasent to use! Reality check - Solaris isn't there to cook breakfast for you on your vanilla desktop PC you bought at Wal-Mart -- it's there so that you the ATM can give you money out of your bank account and so that your monthly banking statement is OK, and many other things you take for granted. If you want a dumbed down GUI in Solaris, by all means, I warmly encourage you to roll your sleeves up and get to work! On the other hand, if you just want A GUI, then do look at Windows, Linux or OS X, all the three have plenty of that "play doh" look & feel to keep you happy for a very, very long time. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
